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Never operate stopper release lever
❻
at any position other than the maintenance position
so as not to allow your hand or other part of body to be caught between the sewing ma
-
chine and the table.
To carry out work with the sewing machine raised,
follow the steps of procedure described below.
1. Move feeding fame
❸
to the rightmost position and
fix it there. Then mount machine head grip
❶
sup-
plied with the unit by fully screwing it into position.
2. Holding machine head grip
❶
, lift the sewing ma-
chine in the direction of the arrow until the mainte-
nance position (where machine head support
❷
comes in contact with the table) is reached.
• If a 20 kg or more load is neces
-
sary to be applied to the position
of machine head grip
❶
in order to
lift the machine head, gas spring
❺
has outgassed. Be sure to replace
the gas spring with a new one.
• While raising the sewing machine,
gas spring
❺
works to move the
sewing machine in the direction of
the arrow when the sewing machine
is inclined by approximately 45
degrees of an angle with respect to
the table. It is therefore necessary
to lift the sewing machine until the
maintenance position is reached
while supporting the sewing ma
-
chine with both hands.
❻
❺
❹
❸
❶
❷
Maintenance position of the sewing machine
3. Turn stopper release lever
❻
in the direction of the arrow to secure the sewing machine.
